It we don't act now, more plastic will be in the oceans than fish.

Tragic images of ocean life swimming in plastic belies a bigger problem, researchers say.

Not enough is known about how these materials break down in the environment.

National Geographic's cover is going viral featuring image called "one for the ages".

Buildings could be belching out 20 per cent of NZ's carbon pollution, new report finds.

Plastic bags will soon be a thing of the past at Whanganui's Countdown Victoria Ave store.

Niwa is about to attempt one of the most challenging underwater experiments ever.

Tough measures aim to control pollution in rural waterways.

Scientists have analysed hundreds of harmful microplastics found on Wellington's shores.

NZ now losing nearly 200m tonnes of soil each year, with consequences for our environment.

Locals are demanding to know how scores of shellfish died in an Auckland marine reserve.

Mountain Biking North Otago members annoyed at rubbish being left at "hangout spot".

$350,000 in fines have been issued to freedom campers in the Queenstown Lakes District.

Journalist uncovered a 1988 report commissioned by Shell titled The Greenhouse Effect.

Three years after his wedding at placid Lake Tutira, Jamie Morton asks if it can be saved.

A three-year mapping plastic project shows that the problem is much worse than thought.

Crucial clues about the contamination of our coasts may be hiding in an unlikely place.

Microplastic pollution is a lot worse than initially thought, experts have confirmed.

COMMENT: Rash of signs may at last prod council and public into fixing the issue.

King of the Bays event director Scott Rice said he refused to compromise swimmer safety.

Government considering plastic bags ban after 65,000-strong petition handed to Parliament.

An East Coast waka voyage has encountered a surprising amount of ocean plastic pollution.

Plastic has many uses - but have we made too much and what can we do about it?

Young children draw more than 400 pictures of sick turtles, birds and fish.

Chlorination of water is an admission of failure to maintain the environment.

What impact is dumped rubbish having on our marine life?

A major study suggests the nature of air pollution is changing dramatically.

Forest and Bird is worried sewage overflows could be hurting Auckland's marine life.

Tim Cadogan

COMMENT: New Zealand needs new incentives to improve recycling, writes Marty Hoffart.